Bobby Wallace (baseball)

Bobby Wallace
Bobby Wallace
	Shortstop / Pitcher / Manager
	Born: November 4, 1873; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: November 3, 1960 (aged 86); Torrance, California, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 15, 1894, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
	September 2, 1918, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average	.268
Hits	2,309
Home runs	34
Runs batted in	1,121
Managerial record	62–154
Winning %	.287
Teams
	As player Cleveland Spiders (1894–1898); St. Louis Perfectos / Cardinals (1899–1901); St. Louis Browns (1902–1916); St. Louis Cardinals (1917–1918); As manager St. Louis Browns (1911–1912); Cincinnati Reds (1937);
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1953
Election method	Veterans Committee

Roderick John "Bobby" Wallace (November 4, 1873 – November 3, 1960) was an American Major League Baseball infielder, pitcher, manager, umpire, and scout. Wallace claimed to have invented the continuous throwing motion as a shortstop.

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